Fast Foods Gone Global

Fast Foods Gone Global: Latin America Travel Guide

Restaurants & Bars

McDonald’s

Colombians love their typical finger foods just as much as they love hamburgers and ice cream. The menu ranges from the McCriollo, made with scrambled eggs and corn to Lulo fruit ice cream, made with a local fruit that tastes like lime and rhubarb.

McDonald’s

Colombians love their typical finger foods just as much as they love hamburgers and ice cream. The menu ranges from the McCriollo, made with scrambled eggs and corn to Lulo fruit ice cream, made with a local fruit that tastes like lime and rhubarb.

Various LocationsBarranquilla,
Atlantico, Colombia

KFC

Signature chicken choices are offered on the menu, but locals love the side dishes that cater to regional tastes. Their fried chicken is served with fried yuca chips or arepa -- a flat bread made with flour, water and salt.

KFC

Signature chicken choices are offered on the menu, but locals love the side dishes that cater to regional tastes. Their fried chicken is served with fried yuca chips or arepa -- a flat bread made with flour, water and salt.

Various LocationsBarranquilla,
Atlantico, Colombia

Hamburguesas El Corral

A local chain restaurant with 170 stores that makes homegrown hamburgers. Get your burger with typical American condiments, fried eggs and grilled onions, or with sour cream and plantains.

Subway

Subway

Subway’s appeal stretches from their trademark fresh-baked bread to the special Mexican touches.

Various LocationsMexico City,
Federal District, Mexico

McDonald’s

With 400 stores in Mexico, this imported fast food restaurant is growing thanks to the numerous choices offered on the menu, such as the MacMolletes, topped with refried beans, cheese and a spicy tomato-onion mixture.

McDonald’s

With 400 stores in Mexico, this imported fast food restaurant is growing thanks to the numerous choices offered on the menu, such as the MacMolletes, topped with refried beans, cheese and a spicy tomato-onion mixture.

Giraffas

Giraffas

One of the most popular local chains specializes in Brazilian grilled meats.

Various LocationsSão Paulo,
São Paulo, Brazil

Habib’s

With over 400 stores throughout the country, this restaurant specializes in Arabic food with a Brazilian twist, such as the esfihas, which are mini Lebanese pizzas stuffed with your choice of cheese, chicken, beef or spinach.

Habib’s

With over 400 stores throughout the country, this restaurant specializes in Arabic food with a Brazilian twist, such as the esfihas, which are mini Lebanese pizzas stuffed with your choice of cheese, chicken, beef or spinach.

Various LocationsSão Paulo,
São Paulo, Brazil

Domino’s Pizzas

This popular pizza chain adapts to local tastes by making thinner crusts with a sweeter tomato sauce and some outrageous sweet pizzas, such as the banana pizza with sugar and cinnamon.

La Lucha SangucherIa

La Lucha SangucherIa

This company started as a way for the owner to feed his employees, but grew to become one of the most popular sandwich shops around town.

Various LocationsLima,
Lima, Peru

McDonald’s

With ice cream counters outside its restaurants and unique menu items, McDonald’s knows its customers’ tastes. Try the fried chicken with Aji sauce made of local chilies or the Lucuma Delight, with Oreo cookies topped with lucima mousse.

McDonald’s

With ice cream counters outside its restaurants and unique menu items, McDonald’s knows its customers’ tastes. Try the fried chicken with Aji sauce made of local chilies or the Lucuma Delight, with Oreo cookies topped with lucima mousse.

Various LocationsLima,
Lima, Peru

Domino’s Pizza

This pizza chain not only has unique toppings and combinations, but has also added its own special touch to the crust by making their pizzas square.